How should I arrange a one-day trip to West Lake?

First of all, West Lake is free, and the entire scenic spot is free except for some attractions. When you first come to Hangzhou, if you arrive in the morning, it is recommended to start from the Children's Palace to the Broken Bridge. You can walk the whole way and go around the West Lake, which will take almost a day. If you are tired in the middle, you can take a tour bus and take one or two stops.

Start from the broken bridge, walk along the Bai Causeway or along the edge of the lake, feel the beauty of the lake and mountains of the West Lake, with the willows on the shore, cross the Jintai Bridge, go to Pinghu Qiuyue, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and then walk along the solitary lake. Walking along the mountain road, there are Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Xiling Seal Society, etc. on the roadside that you can visit.

Cross the Xileng Bridge and walk along the lake. The scenic spots include Su Xiaoxiao’s tomb and Wu Song’s tomb. There is a small door next to Kuahong Pavilion, where you can enter the Quyuan Fenghe. After entering, you will be impressed by the performance of the West Lake. The scenery inside the venue is very beautiful, with lots of lotus leaves. It takes half to an hour to visit Quyuan Fenghe, and then enter Su Causeway from Yudai Bridge to enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides.

Go straight along Su Causeway until you get to Huagang to watch fish. You can go in for half an hour to enjoy the fish and the scenery. Then you cross the road and enter Prince Edward Bay Park. Prince Edward Bay Park has beautiful scenery, such as It takes half an hour to visit, and then go to Leifeng Pagoda. Tickets are required for Leifeng Pagoda. The scenic spot is not big, but you can overlook the entire West Lake by climbing the tower and have a panoramic view of the beautiful West Lake.

It takes about an hour to enjoy the scenery along the lake all the way out of Leifeng Pagoda until you hear the orioles in the willows. The lakeside has beautiful mountains and clear water, green trees, luxuriant grass and fragrant flowers. It takes about an hour to get to the scene every step of the way. By this time it was probably getting dark and we could go back home.

If you still have time in the evening, you can walk eastward from Orioles in the Willows to Hefang Street. Hefang Street is full of antique buildings. There are many highlight shops on the street and there are many tourists. To the east of Hefang Street is the Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Street. There is a snack street at the intersection, which is delicious and foodies can try it.

This is the end of the one-day trip to Hangzhou. In fact, this is just a quick tour. It is recommended to focus on: Quyuan Fenghe, Prince Bay Park, Leifeng Pagoda and Hefang Street. And walking down like this is really tiring. If conditions permit, you can take a few stops and take a tour bus, and it will stop as soon as you wave.